The U23 women are on course. They will do a start loop (3 km) and 5 laps of the 4.8 km course.

The Favourite has to be Julie Bresset (France), 2011 World Cup winner, but on this course, with its hazards? anything can happen. Great Britain's Annie Last has been improving all season and has had some good results of late and the U23 World Cup winner Pauline Ferrand Prevot (France) could surprize.

There are 46 entries with 3 of the 4 Canadians taking the start. Mikaela Kofman, Andréanne Pichette, Laura Bietola (Canada). Rebecca Beaumont had to withdraw after injury